The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07

Df the afternoon the senate was occupied
| in committee OF the whole in considering
| the reapportionment bill, which evoked a
| long and at times heated discussion. 1t
was finally amended. leaving the number
of senator's and representatives unchanged.
A resolution of sympathy 10 the people OF
| Ireland was adopted and ordered cabled to
| Parneli. Bills were passed: To authorize
| precincts to compromise their bonded in
| debtedness; house bill to pay further cost
| OF the capitol construction and authoriZ-
| ing three-Tourths OF a mill levy for the pur-
pose; house bill granting right OF way to
telephone companies along the public high
ways; house bill providing for the issue and
| pa yment of school district bonds; senate
bill to provide a better assessment OF per-
sonal property, the bill providing that the
state board shall fix the rate OF assess
ments; the bill relating to empanneling
iuries: the bill for a proposed constitu-
tional amendment to be ratified by the
electors; the bill for aid OF feeble minded
| children; the bill to prevent fraudulent
| election tickets.
LINCOLN, March 29.-HoUsE.-Bills were
passed: 427, authorizing the at~torney-gen-
eral to employ assistant counsel in cases
now before the United States supreme court;
373, legalizing the incorporation OF certain
villages; 366, prohibiting the cancellation
OF insurance policies by any agent except
those OF the company which he represents.
Exemptiug from attachment property to
the value OF $500. Mr.. Cranes house roll
providing that in county seat contests if
more than two-ffths of the votes cast favor
the site held before the contest another cleo
tion shall not take place for five years.
Senate file 13, requiring notaries to pur-
chase new seals, and senate file 2l4, pro-
viding for the valuation OF lands upon
which roads shall locate or build. The SEN
ate announced that it had made minor
amendments to house roll 3, the register of
deeds roll. They were concurred in by the
house.
LINCOLN, Marcn SU.-SENATE.-A mess
age came from the governor saying that he
had signed the Omaha charter bill. The
following bills were read a third time and
PASSED: H. R. No. 21O, providing the
manner in which the title may be acquired
by railroad companies incorporated under
the laws of the state for right OF way and
other necessary purposes across school and
saline lands in this state; H. r. 20, to pro-
vide for the erection of a new building for
the state reform school at Kearney and
appropriating 50, 500 therefor; III. r. Sc,
to create and continue a bureau of labor
and industrial statistics and define the du
ties of its offices; H. R.. 222, to provide for
the erection of a building for the university
to be known as the Grant Memorial hall,
to be used by the military department asa
gymnasium, appropriating 100000 there
for; III. r. Is, for the blind asylum at Ne
braska City, $4,000; H. r. 46. for the re-
lief OF Beatrice, $500, illegally collected
from said city for the registration OF water
works bonds; H. R. 396, legislative appor-
tionment bill.
LINCOLN. March 3O.-HousE.-The house
spent the entire forenoon on senate file Al,
the railroad commission bill, and at noon
had accomplished nothing. After recess on
motion the bill as it came from the senate
was read u third time and passed. The
bill as passed embraces twenty four Sec
ions. Sections two and three forbid I'M
just discrimination and define the same.
Section four makes q greater charge for a
less haul under substantially similar con
d!tions unlawful. Section five prohibits
pooling. Section six.provides for the print
ing of rate schedules. Section seven speci-
fes that copies OF published schedules shall
be filed with the board. and males neglect
punishable as contempt. Sections eight
aud nine make the prevention Of continu- |
Gus passage OF freight unlawful and pre-
scribes the damage. Section ten provides
for the receipt o.! complaints by the board.
Section eleven constitutes the attorney-gen-
eral, auditor, commissioner OF public lands, |
and the state treasurer, a board
OF railway commissioners. Section
twelve gives the board power to
appoint three secretaries at a salary OF |
81, 900. Section thirteen defines the au.
thority of the board. Sections fourteen, !
fifteen and sixteen, relate to the manner OF
Investigations. Section seventeen provides
+ ~. .f,nfp 1af1ro {l1 a~,~t, n,.,o- 1
who shall fail to be governed by the pro-
visions OF the act. Section eighteen makes
the majority of the board a quorum, and
defines it's duties. Section nine
teen names Lincoln as the principal office
OF the board. Section twenty authorizes
the board to require annual reports from
carriers. Section twenty-one re-
quires IL semi-annual report from the
board to the governor. Section twenty
two eXempts from the provisions of the
act property carried for the United States
Or municipal governments or for charitable
purposes, and the issuance of commuta-
ton and mileage tickets. Section twenty
three empowers the several secretaries to
the functions of the board but
caves final to the board. Section twenty
our repeats acts inconsistent with this act.
LINCOLN, March 31.-SENAfE.-The sen
lte passed the following bills: IT. R. 3G5,
20 establish a military ode for the state
ii Nebraska; H. r. 271, for the relief OF
Lanham; H. r. CT, for the relief OF
Sarah d. Gillespie; H. r. 43, to prevent
he acquiring of title to lands in the state
II Nebraska or the descent thereof to nom
'esident aliens, and to provide for the
,scheating thereof on the death of the
owner to the state and for the payment to
De made to the heirs for the Ga me, and for
he ~disposing thereof; Ii. r. 226, providing
Jerks or assistants for county judges in
%0unties having over %, 900 inhabitants;
1. Z. Ala. providing for the establishment
government of the Nebraska Indus
rial home and making appropriations
herefor; II. L. 444, to amend section 40,
HAPPIER 43, compiled statutes 1925, en-
tiled insurance companies; H. r. No. $40,
o provide for a geological survey of the
tate, was recommended; H. r. No. 3S4,
.meDding section 531, OF title IA, entitled
code OF the civil procedures;
1. X. No. 142, for the relief OF Maggie Prib-
lie.
LINCOLN, March 31.-HoUsE.-Thefollow-
ng bills were read a third time and passed:
!. F. 1, to prohibit nonresident aliens ,
'om acquiring or holding real estate in the
OF Nebraska. S. f. 81, creating and
efining the boundaries of ThurstOn cOun.